Linux lovers know that there are multiple packages available across the globe to install any service. IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and POP3 (Post Office Protocol) servers are very common to setup on e-mail servers to access the messages using client software (Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook, Outlook express, etc) on any operating system like Linux, UNIX, Windows and Mac.
Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind. Dovecot is an excellent choice for both small and large installations. It’s fast, simple to set up, requires no special administration and it uses very little memory.
Some of the most interesting features of Dovecot are given as under;
